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Over the weekend, notorious Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard celebrated what would have been his 100th birthday. He founded the religion Scientology in 1952. Since then, Scientology has gone mainstream with the aid of big-name celebrity believers like Tom Cruise and John Travolta.

The 18-year-old victim of a South L.A. drive-by yesterday afternoon has been identified as Edwin Ray Johns Jr., a recent graduate of Jefferson High School. He reportedly died after being shot multiple times in the upper torso.

Consider the numbers: USC hadn't lost at home in 36 games. The Trojans were 41-point favorites over Stanford. Now know this: the Cardinal beat John David Booty and No. 1 USC 24-23 on Saturday night, the Trojans' first loss at L.A. Coliseum since 2001 ... to Stanford.

The incredibly lifelike scenes are actually huge works of art, painted on the side of perfectly intact buildings. The paintings, which have fooled many, were created by John Pugh, who specialises in trompe l’oeil – or ‘trick of the eye’ – art.